Los Alamos National Laboratory / Radiation Belts Electronics / /
Continent
Africa / South America / Antarctica / /
Country
United States / Australia / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Natural Disaster / Force Majeure / Product Issues / /
Facility
Main Campaign Halley Research Station / British Antarctic station / University of Washington / Test Campaign McMurdo Station / Dartmouth College / Piggyback Test Campaign McMurdo Station / South African Antarctic Station / University of California / /
University of Washington / University of California / UC Berkeley / Dartmouth College / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / BARREL mission / /
Person
David Smith / Thomas Sumner / Leslie Woodger / Robyn Cruz / Brett Anderson / Michael McCarthy / Robyn Millan / Jason Foat / Robert Irion / /
Position
undergraduate research assistant / Advisors / space An artist / researcher / scientist / BARREL scientist pal investigator / physicist / professor of physics / professor / RBSP co-investigator / /
T owering 15 stories above the Antarctic landscape, the white balloon casts a long, dark shadow across the snow. The ground crew makes final preparations for launch, filling the balloon with helium and securing its car